MiKyle Mervyn McIntosh (born July 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional

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player who last played for the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played

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for the

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and the Oregon Ducks.

Early life and high school career

McIntosh is a native of

Pickering, Ontario Pickering (2021 population 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily ethnic British colonists. An increase in population occurre ...

. He attended the Christian Faith Center Academy in Creedmoor, North Carolina. For his senior season he transferred to

Breathitt County High School Breathitt County High School (aka Breathitt High School) is a public high school located in the city of Jackson, Kentucky nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. The 2009-2010 enrollment is around 520 students. The school colors a ...

while playing basketball at 22 Feet Academy. McIntosh averaged 17.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, shooting 46 percent from the floor for 22 ft Academy. McIntosh received recruiting attention from

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, and

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but committed to

Illinois State Illinois State University (ISU) is a Public university, public university in Normal, Illinois. Founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University, it is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is reco ...

College career

McIntosh was ruled a non-qualifier by the NCAA and had to redshirt his freshman year at Illinois State. As a sophomore, McIntosh averaged 10.9 points and 4.8 rebounds and was named MVC Most Improved Player. On January 16, 2017 McIntosh was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week after contributing 20 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win against

Wichita State Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...

. As a junior, McIntosh averaged 12.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game on a team that won a school-record 28 games and the MVC regular season title. He was named to the Second Team All- Missouri Valley Conference. After the season, McIntosh took advantage of the NCAA graduate transfer rule to move to another program without sitting out a season. He chose

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after considering an offer from

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. In his senior season at Oregon, McIntosh posted 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, McIntosh signed a summer league deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. On August 18, 2018, McIntosh signed with

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of the

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. On December 20, he moved to

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of the

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. McIntosh averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1 assist per game. After the conclusion of the

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, McIntosh was drafted into the startup

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, where he would reunite with former Raptors 905 teammates,

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and

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. In July 2019, he signed with BC Oostende in Belgium. On June 15, 2020, he has signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French

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. On August 12, 2021, McIntosh signed with the

for the

2021–22 NBL season The 2021–22 NBL season was the 44th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams are contesting in the 2021–22 season, which commenced on 3 December 2021. Australian broadcast rights to the ...

References

External links

Oregon Ducks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McIntosh, MiKyle 1994 births Living people Anyang KGC players Basketball players from Toronto BC Oostende players Canadian expatriate basketball people in Australia Canadian expatriate basketball people in Belgium Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian expatriate basketball people in South Korea Canadian men's basketball players Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Hamilton Honey Badgers players Raptors 905 players Small forwards Tasmania JackJumpers players Canadian expatriate basketball people in France